Meet Season for Caring partner agency: IACT

Virginia Garcia is the primary caretaker for her son, Robert, 34, who has multiple sclerosis. Virginia, 61, also had throat cancer two years ago. He has been in and out of the hospital since July. Robert basically can't move at all so Virginia has to do everything for him.
LAURA SKELDING/AMERICAN-STATESMAN

Interfaith Action of Central Texas (iACT) cultivates peace and respect through interfaith dialogue, service and celebration. Hands on Housing provides critical housing repairs, including safety and accessibility modifications, for low-income seniors and people with disabilities. iACT’s refugees school teaches newly arrived refugees basic English and cultural orientation skills as part of the resettlement process. The Red Bench Dialogue Series encourages people with different world-views to engage in respectful and civil discourse and meaningful conversations to discover shared common values. Through enlisting volunteers from diverse faith communities, iACT improves the lives of impoverished local seniors, people with disabilities and refugee families. Its motto is simply, “People of all faiths doing good together.”

Virginia Garcia is the primary caretaker for her son, Robert, 34, who has multiple sclerosis. Virginia, 61, also had throat cancer two years ago. He has been in and out of the hospital since July. Robert basically can’t move at all so Virginia has to do everything for him.LAURA SKELDING/AMERICAN-STATESMAN

This is IACTS third year in Season for Caring. This year it nominated Virginia Garcia. This 61-year-old mother and cancer survivor needs help taking care of her son, Robert, 34, who has multiple sclerosis that makes him unable to move his body.